Effects of periphyton grown on bamboo substrates on growth and production of Indian major carp, rohu (Label rohita Ham.)

The effects of periphyton, grown on bamboo substrates, on growth and production of Indian major carp, rohu, Labeo rohita (Hamilton), were studied in 10 ponds during July to October '95 at the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Five ponds were provided with bamboo substrates (treatment I) and the rests without bamboo substrates (treatment II). It was revealed that there had been no discernible difference in the water quality parameters between treatments. A large number of plankton (30 genera) showed periphytic nature and colonized on the bamboo substrates. The growth and production of fish was significantly (p<0.05) higher in the ponds with bamboo substrates as compared to the ponds without substrates. The net production of rohu in treatment I was about 1.7 times higher than that of treatment II. Fish production was as much as 1899 kg/ha over a culture period of 4 months in the periphyton-based production system.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Wahab, M.A., Mannan, M.A., Huda, M.A., Azim, M.E., Tollervey, A.G., Beveridge, M.C.M.
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	1999
Subjects:	Aquaculture, artificial substrata, food organisms, colonization, yield, pond culture, phytoplankton, periphyton, algal settlements, aquaculture techniques, fish culture, fish ponds, Labeo rohita, algae, Bangladesh,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32238
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